This is a short, funny book describing my summer trip to Italy. From the flower covered balconies in the cities, the ancient structures layered with centuries of human experience, to the thrill of meeting new people and becoming a world traveler, Italy was a blast. Oh yes, let’s not forget the naked statues. Not to mention an abundance of real, live, very hot looking Italians! What a vacation!

It is 1936 and Jesse Owens is poised for victory. Berlin is on full display. Hitler is firmly in control. Six-year-old Jutta Bolle relishes Owens's victory and the excitement of the Olympics. But the darkness is already engulfing Jutta's world as her family confronts the evil of Hitler. Each year brings more unimagined hardships and heartbreaks.

This is a short personal history in the form of letters written by my mother while we lived in France for a year and a half in 1959 and '60. As the editor, I've added a few comments and clarifications, but for the most part, the letters tell, all by themselves, an interesting narrative of a young woman, wife, and mother struggling to raise a family of three young children in an unfamiliar setting.

The author intended initially to present a brief summary of events in his personal life. However, as he wrote he realized he could not ignore major national and international events which had an impact on his country, his family, and his life. WWII, and the imposition and affects of Communism on the population of Eastern and Central Europe, figures prominently into this captivating memoir.

What it was like to live and work as an American reporter in Europe in the mid-1980s, covering stories for a weekly PBS TV newsmagazine. Assignments take author Walt Christophersen to the Normany invasion beaches and Dresden to cover wartime anniversaries. He also confronts gypsy pickpockets in Paris and tracks down Sherlock Holmes in Switzerland.

Travel to Europe for 10 days on a $2,000 (USD) budget. This book is for the self-motivated traveler who wants to plan their own trip and travel their own way. By using the information in this book you can easily take a 10 day trip to Europe, enjoy clean and comfortable lodging, have wonderful dining experiences, see museums, cathedrals, and historic sites all within a $2,000 (USD) budget.

Just one Cornetto is the delightful story of Keith and his wife Gail’s six-month, 11,000-kilometre winter journey round Italy including Sicily and his addiction to cream or chocolate filled cornetti.
Who can resist encounters with Tony Blair’s friend; a ninety-year old boar hunter; or a local trying to get planning permission and being offered ‘help’ by a well-known organisation?